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Lil Chase's Top 10 Tips for Writing Young Adult Fiction
Lil Chase is the author of two books – Boys For Beginners and Secrets, Lies & Locker 62, published by Quercus. Both are aimed at the younger end of the young adult market. Check out Lil's Amazon page here.
Interview with Ethan Cross
Ethan Cross is the international best-selling author of THE SHEPHERD, THE CAGE, and CALLSIGN: KNIGHT
An Interview with Tess Gerritsen
Trained as a medical doctor, Tess Gerritsen built a second career as a thriller writer. Her 24 novels include the Rizzoli and Isles crime series, on which the TV show "Rizzoli & Isles" is based. Among her titles are The Surgeon, Ice Cold and The Silent Girl, and the upcoming Last to Die. Her books are translated into 37 languages and more than 25 million copies have been sold. She lives in Maine.
The First Five Pages
by Pria Taneja
Pria has worked in fiction editorial at HarperCollins. Pria also holds a Ph.D in English, and has taught undergraduate courses at Queen Mary, University of London. Pria's academic background enables her to unpack themes and ideas buried in the text and use them to inform her feedback.
10 Things Publishers Hate
by Anna Jean Hughes
Anna has almost 10 years experience working in the publishing industry. Currently an assistant editor at a major international publishing house, Anna has also worked with leading literary agencies Conville and Walsh and Curtis Brown.
Pamela Gray's Top Ten Screenwriting Tips
by Pamela Gray
Pamela Gray is the screenwriter of CONVICTION, which had gala premieres at the 2010 Toronto and London Film Festival, was the opening night film at the Mill Valley Film Festival, and was chosen Best Picture at the Boston Film Festival. CONVICTION star Hilary Swank earned a SAG nomination for Best Actress, and co-star Sam Rockwell earned a Critics Choice nomination.
Preparing the Screenplay
by Frank McAdams
Frank McAdams is an award-winning screenwriter who has been teaching undergraduate and graduate students at USC since 1991. The recipient of two Samuel Goldwyn awards, McAdams has worked as a story analyst for four Hollywood production companies and has lectured at six major universities including the University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Beginning your Screenplay
by Tom Lazarus
Tom Lazarus has written eight features including STIGMATA, nine movies of the week, authored two books on screenwriting, directed four features and fifty hours of television and teaches The Master Class in Screenwriting at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles.
5 Tips on Writing for Short Film
by Asitha Ameresekere
Asitha is a writer and filmmaker living in London. His films have been screened and won awards internationally, including a short film BAFTA in 2007 for ‘Do Not Erase’and a 2009 European Film Academy and BAFTA nomination for ‘14’. A collection of his short stories, ‘Wedding Gifts and Other Presents’, was published in 2008 in Sri Lanka and he is currently working on his first feature film.
Loglines and the Story-world Pressure Cooker
by Mike Jones
Mike Jones has a diverse background in screen production, writing, project development and technology. He is currently lecturer in screen studies at the Australian Film TV and Radio School.
The Scene
by Tom Lazarus
Tom Lazarus has written eight features including STIGMATA, nine movies of the week, authored two books on screenwriting, directed four features and fifty hours of television and teaches The Master Class in Screenwriting at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles.
It's a Process
by Tom Lazarus
Tom Lazarus has written eight features including STIGMATA, nine movies of the week, authored two books on screenwriting, directed four features and fifty hours of television and teaches The Master Class in Screenwriting at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles.
Character and Story
by Paul Ashton
Paul Ashton is the Development Producer at BBC Writersroom, where he finds, nurtures and promotes new writers for BBC drama and comedy. Paul has previously worked as a script reader, editor and tutor for a variety of companies and universities, while his own writing has been produced for stage and screen. His book The Calling Card Script was recently published by A&C Black.
An Interview with Amanda Hocking
Amanda Hocking is an incredibly successful writer of young adult paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels. Hocking, author of the USA Today bestselling Trylle Trilogy and My Blood Approves series, gained prominence shortly after she began self-publishing in 2010, selling her novels as low priced (99 cents to $2.99) eBooks. Since then, she's become the exemplar of self-publishing success in the digital age, having sold over one million copies of her novels.
Interview with Nick Santora
Nick Santora graduated from Columbia Law School in 1996 and practiced law full-time in New York City until 2001, when his first screenplay won ‘Best Screenplay of the Competition’ at the New York International Independent Film Festival.
Since then, he has written for several television series including The Sopranos, Law & Order and The Guardian. From 2005 to 2009, he was writer/co-executive producer of the hit drama Prison Break, and is currently working on the second series of Breakout Kings. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.